Section 10-109 – Scope of Part

    This Part III of this subtitle applies only to a unit in the Executive Branch of the State government.

Section 10-110 – Preliminary Review

    (a)    Except for subsection (c) of this section, this section does not apply to a regulation adopted under § 10–111(b) of this subtitle.     (b)    At least 15 days before the date a proposed regulation is submitted to the Maryland Register for publication under § 10–112 of this subtitle, the promulgating unit shall submit to the State Children’s […]

Section 10-111 – Time Limitations; Public Hearings

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a unit may not adopt a proposed regulation until:             (i)    after submission of the proposed regulation to the Committee for preliminary review under § 10–110 of this subtitle; and             (ii)    at least 45 days after its first publication in the Register.         (2)    (i)    If the Committee determines that an appropriate […]

Section 10-111.1 – Opposition to Adoption

    (a)    (1)    Prior to the expiration of any period of review granted to or reserved by the Committee pursuant to § 10-111(a) of this subtitle, the Committee, by a majority vote, may oppose the adoption of any proposed regulation.         (2)    Unless waived by both of the presiding officers, at least 2 weeks prior to acting pursuant to subsection […]

Section 10-111.2 – Proposed and Emergency Regulations — Posting and Notice

    (a)    (1)    The website of the General Assembly shall include a list of all emergency regulations the Committee has received but has not approved.         (2)    For each regulation, the list shall include:             (i)    the date the Committee received the regulation;             (ii)    whether a member of the Committee has requested a public hearing;             (iii)    the date of any public hearing scheduled;             (iv)    the […]

Section 10-112 – Procedures for Publication

    (a)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to the emergency adoption of a regulation.         (2)    To have a proposed regulation published in the Register, a unit shall submit to the Administrator:             (i)    the proposed regulation; and             (ii)    a notice of the proposed adoption.         (3)    The notice under this subsection shall:             (i)    state the estimated economic impact of the proposed regulation on:                 1.    the […]

Section 10-112.1 – Publication Time Requirements for Regulations

    (a)    Whenever a unit publishes a proposed regulation in the Register in accordance with § 10–112 of this subtitle, the unit shall publish the text of the proposed regulation on the unit’s website not later than 3 business days after the date that the proposed regulation is published in the Register.     (b)    Whenever a unit submits a […]

Section 10-113 – Changes in Proposed Regulations

    (a)    In this section, “unit counsel” has the meaning stated in § 10–107 of this subtitle.     (b)    If a unit wishes to change the text of a proposed regulation so that any part of the text differs substantively from the text previously published in the Register, the unit may not adopt the proposed regulation unless it is […]

Section 10-114 – Notice of Adoption

    (a)    After adopting a regulation, a unit shall submit to the Administrator a notice of adoption, for publication in the Register.     (b)    If the text of the adopted regulation is the same or substantially similar to the proposed regulation, the notice shall:         (1)    state that the texts are the same or substantially similar;         (2)    cite the date of the […]

Section 10-115 – Reprints

    (a)    A unit may not reset or reprint a regulation in the Code of Maryland Regulations, the permanent supplements to the Code of Maryland Regulations, or the Register without the written permission of the Committee.     (b)    Before reprinting a regulation under this section, a unit shall submit the proposed text of the regulation to the Division of […]

Section 10-116 – Withdrawal of Proposed Regulation

    (a)    A unit:         (1)    may withdraw a proposed regulation at any time before its adoption; but         (2)    may not adopt the proposed regulation unless it is proposed anew and adopted in accordance with the requirements of §§ 10-111 and 10-112 of this subtitle.     (b)    (1)    The failure to adopt a proposed regulation within 1 year after its last publication in […]

Section 10-117 – Effective Date of Regulations

    (a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or in other law, the effective date of a regulation is:             (i)    the 10th calendar day after notice of adoption is published in the Register; or             (ii)    a later date that the notice sets.         (2)    For calculation of the effective date under this subsection:             (i)    § 1–302 of the […]

Section 10-118 – Committee Powers Over Emergency or Proposed Regulations or Portion Thereof

    The Committee may exercise a power granted under this subtitle over an emergency or proposed regulation or a specific, distinct, and severable provision of an emergency or proposed regulation.